Postcode · Blackburn
Crime in BB1 9SW
How much crime is recorded in BB1 9SW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Roe Lee, Brownhill & Sunnybower
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,377 (2024)
BB1 9SWBlackburn
How safe is BB1 9SW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB1 9SW area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
48.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BB1 9SWNational
Violence and sexual offences33.123.6
Burglary13.79.1
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Vehicle crime10.93.5
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Other theft3.64.5
Other crime2.31.5
Public order2.14.6
Drugs1.92.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.